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Subject: [IOWA] 1903 Bio of Addison Oliver
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 07:17:04 EDT

ADDISON OLIVER was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1834, and
received a classical education, graduating at Washington College in 1850. He
taught two years in Arkansas, returning to Pennsylvania and studied law, was
admitted to the bar and removed to Iowa in 1857, taking up his residence at Onawa,
in Monona County, where he began practice. Mr. Oliver was elected to the
House of the Tenth General Assembly in 1863 to represent the district composed of
the counties of Carroll, Crawford, Monona and Sac. He became a prominent
member and at the close of his term was elected to the Senate for the Forty-fifth
District composed of fifteen counties in the northwestern part of the State
and served four years. He was then chosen circuit judge and twice reelected.
In 1874 he was elected to Congress from the Sixth District, serving four years.
Mr. Oliver became one of the most extensive farmers in western Iowa after
retiring from public life.



Debbie Clough Gerischer
Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County
http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/
IAGENWEB: Special History Project:
http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm
Gerischer Family Web Site:
http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/

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